Intelligencer
The Cut
Vulture
The Strategist
Curbed
Grub Street
Magazine
Subscribe to the Magazine
Give a Gift Subscription
Buy Back Issues
Current Issue Contents
New York
Shop
Subscribe
Sign In
Account
Profile
Sign Out
Subscribe
Give A
Gift
Displaying all articles tagged:
Spiro Agnew
2022 mdterms
Apr. 27, 2021
A Historical Reminder: Iron Political Trends Sometimes Turn to Dust
There’s only so much the last election can tell you.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
July 28, 2020
A Short History of the Veep Reveal
There may be less drama this year, but Biden’s announcement will be the biggest news before his own acceptance speech.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
June 13, 2020
Biden Shouldn’t Obsess Over Checking Boxes for His Veep Pick
Biden should look at the whole person and her character and qualifications for the job — unlike what John McCain did when he picked Sarah Palin.
By
Ed Kilgore
what’s past is prologue
June 3, 2020
Trump Is Reviving the Disgraceful Legacy of ‘Law-and-Order’ Politics
Trump’s rhetoric echos Nixon and Reagan — but unlike his predecessors, he’s incapable of posing as a force for unity as well as repression.
By
Ed Kilgore
what’s past is prologue
Oct. 16, 2018
The Ghosts of the ’68 Election Still Haunt Our Politics
The “backlash” politics of crime and race, an unpopular war, a divided Democratic Party — they are all still with us.
By
Ed Kilgore
Nov. 11, 2017
Flynn Kidnapping Plot Is Like Teapot Dome With a Dash of Treason
That a presidential national security adviser might have sold his influence to a foreign government so quickly and cheaply is a very big deal.
By
Ed Kilgore
June 20, 2017
Al Franken Warns About Potential Perils of President Pence
He opined that the “zealot” Pence might be worse on domestic policy than Trump. It’s a sign the idea of impeachment is becoming real.
By
Ed Kilgore
May 11, 2017
The Complicated Politics of Impeachment Are Coming Into Play in Trump’s D.C.
If the president’s “Russia problem” persists, Republicans will have to decide whether they really want him heading up their ticket.
By
Ed Kilgore
Oct. 7, 2016
Mike Pence Leads Crazy-Early 2020 Poll
He has done himself a lot of good since becoming the veep nominee.
By
Ed Kilgore